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American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York, NY 10001 Phone: 1-800-AFB-LINE (232-5463) or (212) 502-7600 E-mail: The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is a national nonprofit that expands possibilities for people with vision loss. AFB's priorities include broadening access to technology; elevating the quality of information and tools for the professionals who serve people with vision loss; and promoting independent and healthy living for people with vision loss by providing them and their families with relevant and timely resources. AFB's work in these areas is supported by the strong presence the organization maintains in Washington, DC, ensuring the rights and interests of people with vision loss are represented in our nation's public policies.

In addition to its New York City headquarters and Public Policy Center in Washington, DC, AFB maintains offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Huntington, WV, and San Francisco. AFB is also proud to house the Helen Keller Archives and honor the over forty years that Helen Keller worked tirelessly with AFB to expand possibilities for people with vision loss.

Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) 1703 North Beauregard Street Suite 440 Alexandria, VA 22311 Phone: 703-671-4500 FAX: 703-671-6391 E-mail: International membership organization dedicated to rendering all possible support and assistance to the professionals who work in all phases of education and rehabilitation of blind and visually impaired children and adults. AERBVI PublicationsComputerized Nemeth Code Tutor Strategies for Developing Mathematics Skills in Students Who Use Braille

Please address all questions to the Chairperson of BANA, who will then see that they are forwarded to the proper technical committee. BANA has established "technical" committees composed of transcribers, braille readers, and educators whose purpose is to update the braille codes, formats, or techniques. These changes, which may be suggested by readers, transcribers, and/or producers are carefully studied. Proposed new codes or revisions are submitted to other technical committees to avoid conflict with existing braille codes. The BANA Board issues final approval for adoption and dissemination.

EASI - Equal Access to Software and Information for Persons with Disabilities latest research in the field (especially pertaining to math, science, and engineering), excellent publications can be downloaded from here, also has a listserv.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1502 TEL: (703) 620-9840 | FAX: (703) 476-2970 articles, curriculum, classroom and professional development resources, and a search engine. NCTM has also developed a set of principles and standards important for teaching and learning mathematics.

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20542 Phone: 202-707-9275 or 202-707-5100, or 800-424-8567 FAX: 202-707-0712 E-mail: Administers a free library program of braille and recorded materials circulated to eligible borrowers through a network of cooperating libraries. Also provides the publication: Sources of Custom-Produced Books: Braille, AudioRecordings, Large Print (2001).

The NASA JSC Learning Technologies Project Information Access Lab NASA Learning Technologies Johnson Space Center Education Where Innovation Meets the ClassroomThe Math Description Engine (MDE) The Math Description Engine Software Development Kit is freely available to and can be used by software developers to make computer-rendered graphs more accessible to blind and visually-impaired users. It has a simple API that lets you easily add alternative text and sound descriptions to your graphs. Version 1 of the MDE SDK generates text descriptions for 2D graphs commonly seen in math and science curriculum (and practice). The mathematically rich text descriptions can also serve as a virtual math and science assistant for blind and sighted users, making graphs more accessible for everyone. Use the Math Description Engine to make graphing calculators, data analysis programs, computer simulations, or webite displays more accessible.

MathTrax MathTrax is a graphing software that is accessible to blind and vision-impaired students. It supports critical math, science and technology learning objectives, and makes teaching and learning about science and math more accessible, fun, and easy for everyone! It describes graphs three ways - with "smart" text descriptions, nonverbal sound descriptions, and custom graphics descriptions - to suite different learning styles. Teachers and students can use the Equation panel to evaluate equations, the Data panel to import and plot tabular data and the Simulation panel to model roller coaster physics and rocket launches. MathTrax is fully accessible to screenreader users. These users can conveniently and immediately access MathTrax's alternative text and sound graph descriptions.

Science Access Project Homepage John Gardner, Director Department of Physics Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-6507 Phone: 541-737-3278, FAX: 541-737-1683 E-mail: The purpose of this group is to develop methods for making science, math, and engineering information accessible to people with print disabilities. These include: Tactile Display Methodologies, Audio/Visual Display Methodologies, Access to Object-Oriented Graphics, Research and Development of Major Software Utilizing Display-Independent Information and Multimodal Display, and Overview of Research and Development of New Hardware for Non-Visual Information Display

TIRESIAS Information resource for people working in the field of visual disabilities Contact: Dr. John Gill Scientific Research Unit Royal National Institute for the Blind 224 Great Portland Street London W1N 6AA United Kingdom Telephone +44 20 7391 2371 Fax +44 20 7388 7747 Email This website contains technical and price information on devices that are currently commercially available, and provides contact details of the manufacturers of the devices. The manufacturers or their agents have provided the data, and the authors have not verified the accuracy of their claims. Prices are quoted exclusive of sales tax, value added tax, shipping costs or import duties unless otherwise stated.ITC Devices Prices for products in the above-listed chapters are quoted in the currency supplied by the manufacturer. Use the universal currency converter to calculate the price in your preferred currency unit.

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